Stock-waterer.



` STOCK WATERER.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 23, 1912.

31a/newton A /L//l/ ffa #c h er ITE STATES ATE'I FFIQFL.

WILLIAM W'. BRATCHER, OIE NEAR PATTGNSBURG, MISSOURI.

STOCK-WATERER.

To all 107mm t may concern:

Be it known that I, `WiLLrAir WV. Biiii'rci-iiiR, a citizen of the United States, residing near Pattonsburg, in the county of Dekalb, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Impro-vements in Stock- VVaterers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to stock waterers.

The. object of the invention resides in the provision of a stock waterer in which the discharge of water into the drinking trough may be readily changed from a downward to an upward discharge or vice versa.

Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the det-ails of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a stock waterer constructed in accordance with the invention, same being shown partly in section, and Fig. 2 a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the waterer changed so as to discharge upwardly into the drinking trough instead of downwardly.

Referring to the drawings, 10 indicates a water supply tank which discharges through a pipe 11 embedded in the ground. The tank 10 is supplied with water by means of a suitable pump not shown, said pump being connected wit-h an extension 12 of the pipe 11 so that water may also be forced into the tank 10 by way of the pipe 11 as well as discharged from said tank by the pipe 11. The adjacent ends of the pipe 12 and pipe 11 project into a casing 13 sunk into the ground and said ends are connected together by a T-joint 1e. Also connected to the joint 14 is a vertical pipe section 15 which includes a valve 16 operated by means of a lever 17. The pipe section 15 is connected at its upper end with the lower end of another vertical pipe section 17 by means of a joint 1S. The upper end of the pipe section 17 is bent at an angle as at 19 and is connected to a discharge pipe 2O by means Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 23, 1912.

Patented Apr. 23, 1914.

Serial No. 727,436.

of an elbow 21. It will be noted that the pipe section 17 is rotatable in the joint 18 and also that the elbow 21 is rotatable in the pipe section 17. Likewise the discharge pipe 20 is rotatable in the elbow 21. The discharge end of the pipe 2O is curved laterally as at 22 and is disposed in position to discharge downwardly into a trough 23 suitably ino-unted upon the ground. Pivotally mounted adjacent the trough 23 is a platform 24k the free end of which is connected by a cable 25 with one end of a lever 26, which latter is pivotally mounted upon an upright 27. The end of the lever 26 remote from the cable 25 is secured by means of a rod 27 to the free end of the lever 17. Adjust-ably mounted upon the lever 26 between the upright 27 and the rod 27 is a weight 28 which serves to depress the end of the lever 26 remote from the platform 24 and normally hold the valve 16 in closed position.

In the operation of the waterer it will be apparent that when the stock enter the platform 24 the free end of the latter will be depressed so as to operate the lever 26 on its pivot. rIhis operation of the lever 26, will through the medium of therod 27 actuate the lever 17 to open the valve 16 when water will flow into the trough 23, which latter may be provided with suitable drain openings to prevent overflow and also to prevent any water remaining in the trough after the use of the latter has been dispensed with. It will of course be understood that when the animal leaves the platform 24 the valve 16 will be automatically closed.

In Fig. 2 the waterer is shown as changed, for an upward discharge through the bottom of the trough 23. In this construction of the waterer the pipe section 17 is rotated to the position shown in Fig. 2 as is likewise the pipe 20. The axial rotation of the pipe 20 will dispose the laterally curved end thereof substantially horizontal, while the axial rotation of the pipe section 17 when the elbow 21 is held against rotation will lower the outer end of the pipe 20 because of the fact that the elbow 21 rotates in an inclined plane. The discharge of water into the trough 23 in the construction shown in Fig. 2 is controlled by a float valve 30 it being understood that when this construction is employed the valve 16Y is always open, the rod 25 being disconnected from the platform 24. The construction of the waterer shown in Fig. 2 is adapted for use in warm weather when there is no danger of freezing and a continuous supply of water is desired.

lll/That l claim is ln a stock waterer, the combination or' a watering trough7 a water supply pipe embedded in the ground, a casing embedded in the ground through which said supply pipe passes transversely, a delivering pipe line disposed vertically and longitudinally of the easing and connected to the supply pipe and comprising a plurality of sections the lowermost el? which is provided with a Valve and the uppermost rotatably mounted and having its upper end bent laterally, an elbow rotatably connerted to the upper end of the uppermost section of the delivering pipe line, a discharge pipe rotatably connected to the elbow and having its discharge end curved laterally and adapted to discharge into the trough downwardly in one position of the uppermost section of the delivering pipe line, elbow and discharge pipe and to be disposed horizontally with respect to the trough when said uppermost section of the delivering pipe line, elbow and discharge pipe are rotated to another position whereby connections may be secured to the discharge end oi the discharge pipe to effect an upward discharge through the bottom of the trough.

ln testimony whereof7 ll aiX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

lVllJLli-rlll lll. BRA'lCl-lER. lWitnesses Giras. F. Buoiin'rr, Giras. A. SHAW.

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